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HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMERS

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The next prospectivë salling of the ss. "Fatsban from Hongkong will be on the 25th April, 1939, at 8 the a.m.; and from Canton on 27th April, 1939, si 9 am.

MACAO LINE

NIGHT Service

PREPONDERANCE OF China's

ROBBERY CASES AT CRIMINAL SESSIONS

INDICTMENTS AT THE APEIL CRIMINAL SESSIONS, which opened at the Supreme Court yesterday before the Chief Jus Lee, Sir Atholl MacGregor, showed a preponderance of robbery cases of varied character, no fewer than 21 men being arraigned for trial, of whom 19 elther pleaded guilty or were found guilty. while two were acquitted.

The S,8, Kinsban" having been docked, there Cornwall Road, Kowloon City, on whether they were

will be no night service until further notice

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CONSIGNEES' NOTICES CONSIGNEES' NOTICES

CONSIGNIES' NOTICE

THE BURNS PHILP LINE.

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

F MELBOURNE, SYDNEY. THE SKULMERLAND *

SALAMAUA, RAFAUL

THE M.V.

THE

MANILA.

"NEPTUNA."

AND

ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hersby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the basardoos And/or extra hazardons Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., whence and/or from the wharves Delivery may be obtained. No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown, and all Goods remaining ondelivered after the 22nd. Apr. 1939, will be subject to Beat All Claims ainst the steamer muat be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 6th May, 1839, or thing will not be recognized.

To comply with the tieneral Ronded Warehouse Regulations, consignees must baye Berenae ficer in steudsace when damaged antiable goods are examined

All broken, obafs and damaged Toods aro to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 21st Apr., 1939, at 10 x, y MORETA, Goddard and Douglas.

No Fire Inant.de has been affected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., LTD.,

Agents. Hung Kong, 14th April, 1939.

haring arrived from Hamburg and L'orts of call, Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk into the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company's godowns at Kowloon, where delivery may be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed."

Optional Cargo will not be inaded bere, unless. Notice has been given 48 hoars prior to Vessel's arrival, but carried on from port to port, to the final port. of call to which the option extends.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowas, sad Goods remaining undelivered after the 20th April, 1939, will be subject to

Beat

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on 9th April- 1939, at 10 m., by our surveyor, Mesers. Godlard & Donglas,

To comply with ree General Boaded Warehouse 1 egulations consignees mnat have a Revenue ficar in attendance when damed Jutiable goods are oralised.

All Claims must reach us before the 20th May, 930, or they will not to recognised.

No Insurance will be affected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

"JEBSEN & 00..

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(300 g Kong, 14th April, 1980.

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Financial Position

(Continued from Pago 8) the expansion of the war zones, the fight of the people, and the | stagnation of business.

To make up the deficit, ž careful revision of the taxation system has been made under the principle of non-impair- ment of the people's livelihood. and economy. Besides, the Government has also worked out wars and means to Im- prove the methods of tax col- lection and abrogate the land tax in the war zone.

But although the adjustment of the taxation system may be in strument in making up a part of the revenue losses, the amount is for from sufficient for the Gov- ernment to cope with the present crisia.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1939.

FOREIGN MAILS

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, 19th APRIL, 1999, 9.30 A.M.

Registered and Ordinary mail & Parcels (not Injured) will be ac- cepted for Canton and despatched as circumstances permilt

Letters and Postcards for Europe (except Great Britain and - Eire) If so superscribed. and South America are forwarded "vis · Siberia'

From

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Haiphong and Fort Bayard Shanghai.

Shanghal and Swatow... Manila

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Kingyuan.. Ajax.

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Direct

Service-London

12th April. Manila Haiphong

Tsol Hing. 25. Chan Yul-nam, named Ho Slu-fong, in Kennedy four 22. Chan Kau, 37, and Leung Chun, Road, on December 11 last, 41, were found guilty by a jury.men. Ho Kai, Lam Kuen, Ho Tar comprising Messrs. V. F. D'Azevedo, and Ho So pleaded gulity. Yu Wing-kee, Chen Jlen-ming. Li

Remarking that it appeared to Chow-On-him that it would take some time to Slu-tak, D. J. GU tseung and Tool Yun-hang, of hav-calculate the lowest common ing committed an armed robbery denominator of the physical-com- at a hut on the hillside above dition of the accused, to show

£t for Feb. 24.

poral punishment, Els Lordship Prosecuting. Mr. J. B. Prentis. postponed sentence. Assistant Crown Solicitor, said that!

Sentence was postponed in the about 3 a.m. on the day in ques-case of Hut Cheung, 20, Wong Sal, tion accused went to a hut occup-23, and Hung Kwok-cheung. 31. ed by Chow Chung-kl. a 70-year-who pleaded guilty to having com - old vegetable gardener, and stole mitted an armed robbery in a house Resort To Borrowing 28 chickens. two geese, a duck in Shanghai Street on March 14. Consequently the Ministry has over $13 in money and an

resort to Mr. J. B. Prentis, who prosecuted, found it necessary finished suit of woman's clothing.

He recalled that a Amoy mentioned that during the robbery, borrowing. The men were armed with scis- a woman, named Kwok Pak, was $500,000,000 Liberty Loan was float- sors blades and a butcher's knife, hit savagely, on the head by arsted in September, 1937, with the and also had lengths of rope with accused for making a noise. which they tied up two of the

His Lordship decided to have Physical occupants of the hut.

accused's physical conditions exa- violence was resorted to."

mined, before passing sentende

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Chau Woon, Chau Chung-k father of previous witness, Hau Kin-foon, a woman assistant who slept in the hut. female worker. Tauf gave evidence.

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revenue of the National Treasury as security. Then a $500,000,000 National Defence Loan was issued Straits in April, 1938, with the entire pro-Shanghai ceeds of the income tax as the sinking fund for the payment of interest and principal.

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PAIFU ROAD CASE

Direct Service"-Landon. date. Imperial Chan Hing, 31, who pleaded

15th April. To aid the Chinese people in and another guilty to a charge of armed high- Lin-ying, all way robbery in Taipo Road on Mar. their subscription of Government Straits and Manila 28. and was sentenced by the Chier bonds with foreign currency, for- Manila. A Chinese constable. Wong Ming. Justice to three years hard labour elgri exchange and foreign securi-Tientsin and Swatow.

ties, the Ministry issued a Gold Straite attached to the Kowloon City po- with 12 strokes of the "cat"

Loan in the same period, consist lice station, told how accused were Lam Chung-yau, alias Chung apprehended

Yau, alias Lam Ping, a 17-year-olding of 100,000,000 Customs Gold Aoy Units,

and U:8.$50,- Manila.. Det.-Sgt. C. Dowraan also gave youth, who was jointly charged 000,000. This was secured on the Calcutta and Strafta.........

with the offence, was discharged surplus salt revenue. evidence.

when he was found not guilty by the following jury:Messrs. P. L.

labour.

unanimous. verdict of

Upon a guilty in respect of all four accus- ed being returned, His "Lordship Morphew (foreman), H. Way, Wong sentenced each to four years' hard Yung-san, J. Wilkinson, O. Acconcl.

E. Welsing and Sun Wah,

PRISON AND “CAT”” Wong Cheuk, 20. and Chan Hing, First accused had three pre-24, who pleaded guilty to the vious convictions. second accused one and third accused two.

First three accused were, in addition, to receive ten strokes of the "cat."

ATTACK ON AMAH

charge of attempted highway rob- bery on March 6 at Kowloon City, were each sentenced to three years' bard labour and to receive eight strokes of the "cat"

WANCHAI ROBBERY On charges of attempted rob-i bery, by two or more, and house-p breaking, with intent, in Wanaha!

£10,000,000

Then

Rellef

■ $30,000,000 Loan for the First Period was floated in July, 1938, for the

·express" purpose of relieving. the war refugees and expand- ing production. All in all, Dr. Kung announced, that since the war started "the Govern- ment has floated domestic. bonds to the amount of ap- proximately $1,600,000,000. of these,.around $500,000,000 was raised from the public, and the rest were taken up by the Chi- nese banks.

Foreign Capital

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REGISTERED AND PARCEL MAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where maile are advertised to close at or before 9 a.m., registered and parcel mails are closed at 6 pm, on the previous day,

An early morning attack on an amah in Prince Edward Road on March 28 was recalled in the second case, in which three men, Shum Ching, 24, Chan Tak, 18, and

As money is needed to finance Wong Hing, 23, were charged with

on February, 15, Suen Ying and the, war and to develop the re- unarmed robbery with violence.

Mr. Prentis prosecuted, and the Chan On, who pleaded guilty, were sources and as it is unwise to in- following jury was empanelled:- each given three years' hard labour.crease the tax burden of the peo- ple owing to the expansion of the Messrs. V, J, Neylc, Fang Kok-sul,

ARMS POSSESSION

zones of hostilities, the Govern- J. B. Gilroy, Leung Cheong-to, Tam

At the Criminal Sessions yesterday ment fads it necessary to utilize Tsung-hon, J. L D'Aquino and M.

the Chief Justice sentenced Chan foreign' capital. Faris.

alas Chun Chap- Recently, China concluded 11 About 7.15 a.m. that day, said Kwok-yan, Mr. Prentis, an amah in the em-shun, who pleaded guilty to un-U.S.$25.000.000 Wood Of Loan and ploy of Mr. S.. M. Minshall, of No, lawful possession of arms and am- 3 U.S.$12,800.000 commodity loan munition, to two years' hard with the United States, a several 207 Prince Edward Road, approach-

million sterling credit loan and a Shanghai ing the house, when the first labour."

Fleading guilty to the same £10,000,000 currency loan from

Parcels only for Straits, Penang. accused put a hand, in which pẹp-

Ceylon, Aden, Egypt Marseilles per had been placed, over the wo-offence, Lau Lol and Lau Fuk Britain for the

and London-due London 25th man's eyes,

The amah was mo- were sentenced, respectively, to 12 Chinese currency.

"May. mentarily blinded and was robbed and nine months' hard labour, of 66 cents.

pepper was found on the first ac-

ASSAULT SUMMONS

stabilization of

For

WEDNESDAY

Tientsin

Swatow. Bangkok

swatow and Chuanchow: ...... Haiphong Amoy

THURSDAY

With China's international rela- tions taking a turn for the better she continued her negotiation with Mr. Prentis said that second de-

the various friendly Powers and fendant was seen to drop a knife.

one result was the recent conclu-Parcels only for Japan A piece of paper with traces of

sion of a £20,000,000 material loan The hearing of the case in which with a Belgian firm. There is hope cused, while the missing coins zafer Khan, 25, former constable for securing more loans in the were discovered on the third de-attached to the Naval Dockyard.future, Dr. Kung announced; fendant when he was searched, was summoned for assault on Abdul

The Jury returned a verdict of Gaffor, on March 10, at the Dock: FORGED BANKNOTE guilty in respect of first and third yard police Indian quarters, with a defendants. Second defendant was curry pale, was resumed yesterday. found not guilty and was dis-

Mr. D. McCallum represented charged.

Sentence of two years' hard la-complainant, whilst Mr. M. A da

Silva appeared for Khan. bour and 12 strokes of the cane was passed on each of the two

men

·

“BRUTAL” ATTACK

The attack on Mrs. R. J. Holmes, of No. 194 Prince Edward Road,

on March 24 was recalled when

ing. Defendant pleaded guilty.

Mr. W. M. Brown represented the [ four witnesses. Abdul Rabin

Karim Bux, Abd Rahman and Mohamed Din, who were summoned by Khan,

CASES HEARD

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Wai Wing-hung pleaded guilty yesterday at the Criminal Sessions cross- to two charges of uttering, and one of possession of counterfeit Abdul Rahman, constable No. 184 notes, and was sentenced by the gave evidence of seeing the defen- Chief Justice" to two years on Li Ki 48-year-old unemployed, was cant come rushing up with the pole each of the first two counts and charged with robbery and wound- and wis swearing. Defendant one year on the third count, the

chased complainant and hit him sentences to run concurrently. Mr. J. B." Prentis," Assistant

Ho Kong, who admitted 'guilt Jun the forehead. Crown Bolleitor, told the Court

The hearing was adjourned to in respect, of a charge of posses- that certain property which was April 24.

sion of forged notes, was senten-Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U. B. A.; at first reported to be missing had

ced to two years. been found in Mrs. Holmes' house. He pointed out, however, that in the course of the robbery, defen- dant inflicted injuries to Holmes with a knife.

Mrs.

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METROPOLITAN STAKES

P.C. REPRIMANDED

A Chinese police constable, whi hit a woman because she was

Central and South America via San Francisco, and (Papers only for Canada)--due San Francisco, 11th May and Europe (except Great Britain and Eire) via Biberia.

FRIDAY

In sentencing accused to ave LONDON, April 18 (Reuter)-encroaching in the Central police Japan years' hard labour, His Lordship The Metropolitan Stakes run to-court, observed that the offence was day resulted as follows:-1, 14 deliberate, brutal and determined Bullero (100 to 6); 2. For Chase one, and he very sincerely re-(100 to 7); 3. Holne Chase (100 to gretted that defendant was such 67. Thirteen ran: Three lengths; a weed that he could not be award- one-and-a-half. ed the cat o' nine talls. In addi

Signal Light, winner of the tion to the prison term, accused Craven Stakes at Newmarket last was given 12 strokes of the cane. weer and favourite for the Two "This is so that you may know Thousand Guiness, is reported to some of the pain you so callously be munering from shoulder trouble inflict on others," said the Chief and undergoing veterinary Justice.

was reprimanded by the | Shanghai p Magistrate, Mr. R. Edwards, who saw the incident, yesterday. The

Service due · Amsterdam, 4th constable was in charge of the Ale Mall for "KLM, Airways Direct prisoners in the dock. He was

May. seen by the magistrate to hit the Chinese woman in the face, when she came up to the railings to see someone going down to the cells.

SENTENCE POSTPONED Charged with robbery, together

with another man not in custody,

treatment.

Speaking in Chinese, Dr. Ha Shu-hat, Professor of International Law of Yenching University, gave an instructive talk at the Fung Ping-shan, Library of the Hong kong University last night on Two thousand Italian soldiers aerial bombings. He dealt with

of jewellery and personal pro- from Spain arrived yesterday at his subject from the legal point of perty from a 20-year-old woman, Naples, says a Reuter message.

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